as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
a dune buggy came recklessly cannonballing down the crowded beach
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Recent Examples of cannonball
Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2021
Excitement is important and the Volvo XC40 is like the guy at the party who showed up just to cannonball into the pool from the roof.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 9 May 2021
Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Each layer comes wrapped for shipping in a solid hunk of latex that feels like a cannonball.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Go swimming in Copper Canyon where folks cannonball from the rocks, or spend a quiet day exploring the details of the shoreline.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2021
Excitement is important and the Volvo XC40 is like the guy at the party who showed up just to cannonball into the pool from the roof.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 9 May 2021
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Celestial cannonball galaxy Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of spiral galaxy IC 3225, which appears to be streaking though space like a cannonball, stretching its arms of stars out behind it in its wake.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Each layer comes wrapped for shipping in a solid hunk of latex that feels like a cannonball.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
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Ohio lawmakers introduced a bill that same month to close a legal loophole and speed up the process of evicting squatters.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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The album went on to sped 10 total weeks atop the chart.Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
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The projectiles landed in an open area and no one was injured, according to the Israeli military.Charbel Mallo, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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The Israeli military said Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles Sunday, with some intercepted – marking one of the militant group’s heaviest barrages in months.Bradford Betz, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
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He was called up after Tuesday’s 5-3 loss to Philadelphia and raced to Columbus the next morning for practice.Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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But Manchin raced across town from a previous engagement to deliver the fatal blow, 50-49.Axios, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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But weapons and having more weapons, especially long range, especially something to counter this 3,000 glide bombs every month that Russians are sending against us, those missiles, both Russian and North Korean missiles.CBS News, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Based on the Common Hypersonic Glide Body, which is the basis for both the Army and the Navy's hypersonic weapon projects, the new missile is intended to be not only extremely fast, but also responsive, maneuverable, and able to survive under battlefield conditions.David Szondy, New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
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After the fall of Hosni Mubarak, ordinary Egyptians brought paint cans from home to Tahrir Square, to re-mark the curbs that had been flaked from years of government neglect, and abraded by tanks and flying bricks during the protests.Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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In response, the Federal Aviation Administration has temporarily banned drones from flying over the military base in Morris County and Trump's golf club.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The Kemble Interiors designers turned workout rooms into fanciful event spaces and had West Palm Beach artist Christa Wilm cover a floor-to-ceiling fireplace in a colorful collage of shells.Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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In contrast, oysters sequester carbon in the process of constructing their shells; the carbon footprint of a pound of oysters is an outstanding 97% lower than that of shrimp.Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Seattle scored over 20 points for the first time since Week 7 and rushed for a season-high 176 yards, led by Charbonnet, who had a career-high 134 yards and a pair of first-half touchdowns starting in place of Kenneth Walker III (calf).Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The project is a bit of a collectible for longtime lovers of the group, and thousands of them rushed to pick up a copy.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Rogers pleaded guilty to one count each of being a felon in possession of a firearm and being a felon in possession of ammunition.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Dec. 2024
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This data will be your ammunition for scaling successful approaches across your content library.Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Cannonball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannonball. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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